Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-25
NAO HAS ADVANCED THE CAi!Ss OF
LABOR IN THE PAST:
The Question Answ-red ny . Review 81
tho History "f One Of the Great PA. :
fi~s Of the Country.

The Democratic state committee j. fuC-
nishing the country press with the claim
that the Democratic party is the fricuI
of labor. and IN connection with tbs
claim. they cite some legislation in ono
which is claimed To be in the intcrc>r of
labor. The truth i> thtt the Democratic
party has never put upon the statute
books of Ohio "A single law in the interest
of labor. but il has surrendered L" every
monopoli>tiC scheme. and every corrupt
scheme that WAS ever proposed.
The last Republican general assembly
passed more laws fcr the benefit of labor
than was ever hrt".e passed in the his
tory of Ohio House bill No. l. 10y Nr
Haley. effcctually does away witt the
Piukerton interference wherever there IS
a strike in Ohio and it never mentions
Pinkcrton once 1t i> sn earnest honest
law that does inst what il WAS intended
il should do
House bill Nc. $50. by Mr. Cope, strikes
the death kuell to company stores by re
1UirinG employees 1" pay their working
men in money every two weeks. II de
ont mentioning script, orders. tokens. or
truck anywhere in the enactment The
Democratic party claims credit for hav-
ing passed the mechanics lien law hut
its double dealing hypocrisy is illustrated
in the enactment. The Democratic me
chanicS' lien law WAS law that gave the
contractor and the person furnishing ma
terial n lien on the building for the
amount of their claim
II was Republican legislature in an
act passed March 9Th. 1857, that for the
first time in Ohio. gave mechanics ~ lien
The old law gave the contractor a lieu
and the person furnising the mareriu! "A
lien. hut the carpenters. III" h"d carriers
the brick LAYERS. and the mechanics had
20 take ihcir chances for their pay The
Republican law reversed the Democratic
idea and gave the mechanic the first lien
the sub-cnntraCtnr the second lien. and
'he contractor the third lien instead of
NE contractor the first lien and the sub
and mechanic nn lien NJ all
The script law that the Democrats claim
credit for passing. every one knows had a
hole through il that permitted the use uf
script
The Democrats claim credit for reso-
.Ition To investigate the cause of the coal
miners strike in the Hooking Valley.
T,aSsed by Democratic majority, all the
voting for it Bu, Demo
cratic committee appointed to inve~tj-
gate. turned the investigation into a roar
ing farce. Instead nf investigating the
cause Of the strike. they began tn in
ve>tigatc the number of hoppers that had
hat they imagined the miners had per
pctrated, and were continuing in This
way until the Republicans in the Senafe
introduced a resolution TO stop it requir-
M the committee Ia carry ont the pur-
pose Of the resolution which was to iuves-
,igate the cause Of the strike and no, the
fleet
ltwaS Republican brain that conceived.
originated and wrote the child labor law.
, Republican legislator. Mr. Haley. who
Introduced it, Republican votes that
passed il and Republican legislature,
which perfected il
The Republican, party has originated
md passed every law state or national in
he interest of labor and gave Us the
law. the credit for which
democrats are now trying {" steal
The Democratic paTty'S friendship for
he labnring man. is the friendship Of the
volt to the lamb
We repeat again that there is not law
pon the statute books in the interest uf !
abor that i not the result of Republican /
rain, or Republican agitation. and that I.
vas not put there hy Republican r"t,.-. /
nd that the record of the Democratic I
arty shows il to he a vacillating. double
ealing. hypocritical organization that /
AS taken evety opportunity that has pre-
rntcd itself I" iniure the workin-mau. ,
nd destroy our industrial system
EVER Republican should hr prepared
hen the sth Of November arrives 10 de
ote the whole day la the Interests nf the
ar'y He should make up his mind that
t owes this one day Ia the service of his
'Untry, and he certainly cannot serve
lr c"untr. in any better way than to de-
nte his ei.tire time On election day TO
ic aCV acenent of the Republican
iuse
Man wants but little here below
But wants that little strong.
This il especially true "f a purge. The
yeraEe man or woman does NOT nrrcispIy